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McKenzie small in size, but WR has a big game

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Isaiah McKenzie may be small in stature but his game speaks for itself. He's on Kentucky's radar as a wide receiver to watch.

When Cats Illustrated caught up with McKenzie this week he said he had received upwards of 30-plus offers, though it is not clear how many are "committable" at this point in time.

The 5-foot-8, 165-pound receiver from Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage has spoken to UK assistant coach Jimmy Brumbaugh on "at least" three separate occasions. He's still learning more about the Wildcats but he likes what he knows.

"He's told me that he really likes me at the receiver position for them. He likes everything about me and coach (Mark) Stoops did too. I talked to (Stoops) on Friday," he said.

McKenzie classified his interest in Kentucky as "medium" and said he does not have any favorites to speak of right now.

Cincinnati, Michigan, Missouri, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Kentucky, Marshall and East Carolina are the schools McKenzie said are recruiting him the hardest.

"I prefer a spread (offense)," McKenzie added. "But I don't have any favorites."

The only visit McKenzie has scheduled is to Notre Dame. That trip is set for June 11.

McKenzie is ranked the No. 70 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals.com.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1512394